LAMB – Cross Between – Original 1971 WS1920 Promo Vinyl LP - Jerry Garcia Rare

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LAMB – Cross Between – Original 1971 WS1920  Promo Vinyl LP - Jerry Garcia!

Heads Up! Serious Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia Vinyl Collectors!

If you’re gathering a significant collection of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia vinyl LPs, it's likely you missed this San Francisco folk-rock band called LAMB that has a direct connection to Jerry.

This is Lamb’s second release, the original 1971 album (Warner Brothers WS 1920) on which Jerry Garcia plays on three tracks. But his contribution is noted only on the album’s back cover as "Special thanks to Jerry Garcia," so most sellers and even aficionados miss this one. Walter Rapaport, the co-producer of the album, subsequently confirmed that Garcia played banjo on “Flying,” pedal steel guitar on “Flotation” and pedal steel guitar on “Reach High.” This was a time when Jerry was "self-learning" to play pedal steel, sitting in here and there on other bands' albums and playing regularly with the New Riders of the Purple Sage when they opened for Dead shows. 

The tracks Jerry played on were recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, October 5, 1970. Almost 53 years ago. What’s additionally so cool is this album features the remarkably unusual vocals of folk duo Barbara Mauritz and Bob Swanson—a collaboration with Garcia showing his incredible range of musical interests and styles.

So don’t sleep on this very cool collectible album that has a great back-story.

Vinyl is EXC condition. The cover prominently displays the Warner Bros. Records Radio Station Service promo label and is in EXC shape with slight dings on the corners, minor ring wear at top and bottom of front, totally readable title edge, and otherwise very slight overall use wear here and there. Original special insert lyrics page is EXC. Original Warner Bros. inner sleeve is EXC.

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Thanks For Looking!

Please note that this album is visually inspected and graded only.

Grading is hard to do and subjective, but I try to err on the side of conservative grading so, hopefully, the product is in as good or slightly better shape than the grade it gets. That said, here’s kind of how the grading stacks up:

VINYL DISC GRADING:

Mint (M): Not new but probably never played and usually sealed, visually and audibly perfect. Like from the factory almost.    

Near Mint (NM): The record has been opened and maybe even played, but appears to be free of marks, scuffs, scratches or visual defects, though might have very slight inner sleeve rub.

Excellent (EX): A step down from NM typically due to a few marks or light scratches or hairlines, and general signs of use. Should be no audible issues.         

Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor wear, more faults are visible including a few light scratches and scuffs; Audibly, might be some scratches or crackles but nothing compromising.

Very Good (VG): Like VG+ but more visual faults apparent, including scuffs and some obvious scratches, possible groove wear, but should still be an enjoyable record to hear.  

Good Plus (G+): Has been used and played a lot, shows moderate scratches (some detectable with fingernail) and scuffs. Still playable but may have some clicks, pops and scratches.         

Good (G): Definitely seen better days and probably shows heavy wear, many scratches, might even be slightly warped. Still might have its greatest value as a collectible or for sentimental reasons other than quality of its sound.

COVER GRADING

Mint (M): Looks brand new though not sealed. 

Near Mint (NM): No creases, no ring wear, no seam splits, no cutouts, no stains.

Excellent (EX): Very slight seam or shelf wear; probably on a corner or two; practically no ring wear.    

Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor seam wear, very slight ring wear or shelf soiling possible; maybe some corner(s) dinged; no more than a single split less than 1 inch; title on spine readable or perfect.

Very Good (VG): Normal wear considering age of album; Signs of handling; some ring wear on front and/or back covers; seam splits on two or three sides; title on spine mostly readable; price tag, writing or cutout marking visible.

Good Plus (G+): Obvious ring wear; significant seam splits; dog-eared corners; title on spine not readable

Good (G): Like G+ but worse…heavy wear and might show some damage; definitely has lived its lifetime; maybe works as an artifact or collectible.

 SLEEVES:

No standard grades for generic sleeves, even if from back in the day…though if they’re terrible or nearly perfect I’ll note that. If they’re missing, I replace them with new lined protective sleeves. Otherwise, when original album sleeves feature band photos, lyrics or credits, or promotional material, that will be mentioned in the condition description.